Combination lunch box and bottle



Patented Mar. 14, 1933 UNITED STATES COMBINATION LUNcii-nox mvn nom iiia I v i Application filed January 23, .;1 9 3i2 lS erial fio, t a" The object of this invention is to provide a new and improved combination of bottle and lunch box, more especially a thermos bottle combined with a small lunch box, that is adapted to fit in an ordinary coat pocket, and will hold a small emergency lunch, together with milk or coffee etc. in the bottle.

These and other objects of the invention will be illustrated in the drawing, described in the specification, and pointed out in the claims at the end thereof.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the combination lunch box and bottle. t

Figure 2 is a vertical section through the lunch box shown in Figure 1, the section being taken on the line 202 2a: of Figure 3.

Figure 3 is a horizontal section on the lin 302 300 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a section through a modified form of the lunch box. I

Figure 5 is a detail view of that portion of the lunch box that contains the upper part of the cell, showing a modification thereof that would be made if the bottle were omitted and the liquid Were contained directly in the cell.

In the drawing like reference numerals indicate like parts.

The box is preferably made of sheet metal and contains an outer casing 1, which at the top at one end is providedwith a circular opening 2 having a cylindrical cell 3 depending therefrom. This cell is capable of holding the inside of a thermos bottle 4, and is supported therein by a stand 5 having four upright prongs 6, 7, 8 and 9. At the top, the circular opening is surrounded by a sleeve 10, which is threaded into the cell 3 at the top of the cell. The sleeve 10 has a thread at the top thereof with which the cap 11 makes threaded engagement.

Between the neck of the thermos bottle and the neck of the sleeve I provide a ring 18 of rubber as a packing between the two, which holds the neck of the thermos bottle firmly in place in the sleeve and prevents any liquid from running into the cell or receptacle when it is poured from the thermos bottle.

The lunch box extends downward below aha is aaapt'a to hold forms an L.- shap'ed "enclosure 12, the lower the"pails'and but from omens thereoig and' part 130i which belowthe cell is adapted; to

hold an egg or similar article of. food, and the Cell-is. adapted to holdlone, ortwo sandwiches.

All" this lis'enclose d inand'f'forms apart of the outer-casing 1." door lid 15,-hingedfi at 16 on this casing, closes' the 'o'peninglQ and l is "fastened in place anyi's'uitable n-ah :17.

. O -n t he side of the casingoppositeithe door, I provide a handle 20 of leather or other fiex- 'ible material that withthe studs 21 and 22, and engages under pocket. I, c In Figure 4 I have showna modifiedform casingextends laterally, from this cell and forms a compartment 3 2that is adapted to hold one or more sandwiches, as shown in cross section in Figure 3, but the compartment does notextend laterally under the bottle or the cell, as is shown in Figure 2.v The compartment 32 is covered or closed by a lid 33, which is hinged on one side of the casing and clasped to the other side of the casing substantially as is shown in Figure 3.

It will also be understood that the bottle may be omitted, and that the cell-which CO11' makes "slbtted engagement of theleombination bottle and receptaclein which the casing 3.0is provide d'with a cell 31 Y a thermos bottlef The tains it may belined with porcelain or granite coating, or the cell may be made of copper, or other metal that is suitable to hold liquid, and the liquid may be contained in the cell directly and may be poured or drunk therefrom.

I claim:

1. In a lunchbox the combinationof a cell on one side thereof adapted to hold a roundbottle, an opening on the 'end of said cell, the mouth of said bottle extending through said opening and being adapted to receive a cork therein, a screw cap on the outside of the box for closing the end of said cell,

-- longfupr1ght paltlof which mamas or the 5 v said box having a compartment at one side and at the bottom of the cell adapted to hold solid food's, an opening in the side of the box,

a door adapted to close said opening, said door extending parallel to the axis of the round bottle adapted to be held by the cell.

2. In a lunch box the combination of a cell on one side thereof adapted tohold a round bottle, said box having a compartment at the side and bottom of said cell, said"compart-" ment being adapted to'zhold solid foods,..an 1 opening in the side of the box, a door adapted to close said opening, .aslee'vethreadedto the upper end of said cell, a bottlein said cell, an annular packing between said sleeve and therim of said bottle, acap .threadedon I the end of said sleeve from the'outsideof .q ox4: w

' 3. In a lunchboxthe combination of a cell 2 on'oneside tliereofadapted' to hold a round :bottle," an openingon the end ofsaid cell, the mouth of said bottle extending through said bPe'Iii igand being adapted to receive cork therein, a screw cap on the outside of the box I I forc losing the endof said ,cell, saidlbox having a compartmentlat the side-of said'cell,

saidcompartment being adapted to hold solid "foods, said box being rectangular ,onfthree sides thereof and belng semi-cylindrical in shape onithe fourth side thereof;

. 4. Ina lunch box the combination ota cylindricalcell on one side thereof closed on the endwith a cap outside of thebox, said a box having-a compartment at the side of said cell,-s'aid compartment being adapted to hold 'solidifoods, said'bo'x being rectangular on 7 three sidesthereof and being semi-cylindrical I n shape on thefourth sidefthereof, I

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. CLYDE REDFIELD.

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